Cade Cunningham scored 52 points and the Detroit Pistons defeated the Washington Wizards 144-140 in double overtime on Thursday. Washington twice extended the game with late clutch scores but could not force a third comeback as Detroit held on for an epic road win.

Source: NBA: Cunningham scores 52 as Pistons win double OT thriller against Wizards. Supporting passage: Cade Cunningham racked up 52 points as the Detroit Pistons edged a double-overtime thriller 144-140 against Washington on Thursday.

Source: NBA: Cunningham scores 52 as Pistons win double OT thriller against Wizards. Supporting passage: The Wizards twice extended the game with clutch scores in the dying seconds but could not repeat the trick a third time as the Pistons held their nerve to claim an epic road win.

The game included a historic individual performance for Cunningham, who became the first player in NBA history to score 50 points and add 10 assists with zero turnovers. Detroit's Ausar Thompson had a triple-double, while Washington had three starters scoring 30-plus points in a sixth straight defeat.

Source: NBA: Cunningham scores 52 as Pistons win double OT thriller against Wizards. Supporting passage: Cunningham became the first player in NBA history to score 50 points and add 10 assists with zero turnovers, while Ausar Thompson had a triple-double with 17 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds.

Source: NBA: Cunningham scores 52 as Pistons win double OT thriller against Wizards. Supporting passage: The Wizards had three starters scoring 30-plus points – Trae Young, Anthony Davis and Alex Sarr – but it was not enough to prevent Washington’s sixth defeat in a row.

In a back-and-forth game featuring 20 lead changes, Detroit built a double-digit lead early in the second half. Washington forced overtime on a Trae Young buzzer try and then forced a second overtime on a pull-up jump shot by AJ Dybantsa, before Cunningham's late fadeaway created a four-point lead and Detroit held on.

Source: NBA: Cunningham scores 52 as Pistons win double OT thriller against Wizards. Supporting passage: In a back-and-forth game featuring 20 lead changes, Detroit started slow but built a double-digit lead early in the second half.

Source: NBA: Cunningham scores 52 as Pistons win double OT thriller against Wizards. Supporting passage: That proved crucial as Young set up this year’s top draft pick AJ Dybantsa , who forced a second overtime period with a pull-up jump shot.

Source: NBA: Cunningham scores 52 as Pistons win double OT thriller against Wizards. Supporting passage: Cunningham made a fadeaway shot for a four-point lead with 25 seconds left, and this time the Wizards could not conjure a third comeback.

Tyrese Maxey powered Philadelphia to a 123-112 win over Toronto, scoring 27 points as the 76ers played without LeBron James. Joel Embiid returned from an early knee issue to add 20 points, and Philadelphia moved to 10-3, just half a game back from the 10-2 Boston Celtics atop the Eastern Conference. In other games, the Minnesota Timberwolves beat Dallas 133-94 and Devin Booker scored 30 points to help Phoenix overcome Charlotte 101-96.

Source: NBA: Cunningham scores 52 as Pistons win double OT thriller against Wizards. Supporting passage: Tyrese Maxey powered Philadelphia to its latest comeback victory, scoring 27 points as the Sixers shrugged off a slow start and the absence of LeBron James to beat the Toronto Raptors 123-112.

Source: NBA: Cunningham scores 52 as Pistons win double OT thriller against Wizards. Supporting passage: Philadelphia moved to 10-3, just half a game back from the 10-2 Boston Celtics atop the Eastern Conference.

Source: NBA: Cunningham scores 52 as Pistons win double OT thriller against Wizards. Supporting passage: The Minnesota Timberwolves thrashed Dallas 133-94, while Devin Booker’s 30 points helped the Phoenix Suns overcome Charlotte 101-96.

Uncertainty: The supplied report does not state how long LeBron James is expected to be out while managing the lower back issue that ruled him out.

Uncertainty: The supplied report does not give further details about the knee injury that briefly forced Joel Embiid to leave the court.